UKHunter
AH fanatic
Merry Christmas everyone!
I just wanted to explore some of the thoughts of people on here, about when a trophy is too big! I know this may sound strange to some, and it is not a rant against trophy hunting.
I often see pictures of monster animials that have been shot, and im sure the memories for the beholder are great, however i cannot help feel that when an animals horns/ antlers get this big they no longer look attractive. This is not just true of African animals, massice red stags in New Zealand, Giant roe bucks in Europe can also come under this.
You see pictures of giant cape buffs with huge span on them, or massive impalas and i cannot help but feel they look a bit silly and "over the top". That being said i think with animals such as kudu or Eland this rule does not apply and they tend to keep their elegance.
The massive reds in New zealand i think are the uggliest animals on the plannet, i would much rather shoot a nice representative 12 pointer and then the same with roe bucks where these monsters bucks have all mass but no character.
As i said this is not me having a go at the biggest trophy hunters can find (This is a different rant all together...) or even the opportunist who happens to come accross one. I just believe that with some animals there is such a thing and too big, and they become unaesthetically pleasing.
What are your thoughts on the matter?
Tom
I just wanted to explore some of the thoughts of people on here, about when a trophy is too big! I know this may sound strange to some, and it is not a rant against trophy hunting.
I often see pictures of monster animials that have been shot, and im sure the memories for the beholder are great, however i cannot help feel that when an animals horns/ antlers get this big they no longer look attractive. This is not just true of African animals, massice red stags in New Zealand, Giant roe bucks in Europe can also come under this.
You see pictures of giant cape buffs with huge span on them, or massive impalas and i cannot help but feel they look a bit silly and "over the top". That being said i think with animals such as kudu or Eland this rule does not apply and they tend to keep their elegance.
The massive reds in New zealand i think are the uggliest animals on the plannet, i would much rather shoot a nice representative 12 pointer and then the same with roe bucks where these monsters bucks have all mass but no character.
As i said this is not me having a go at the biggest trophy hunters can find (This is a different rant all together...) or even the opportunist who happens to come accross one. I just believe that with some animals there is such a thing and too big, and they become unaesthetically pleasing.
What are your thoughts on the matter?
Tom